Polk Deputies Looking for Man Accused of Shooting Girlfriend in Head

Polk County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help finding a 44-year-old accused of shooting his girlfriend three times in the head.

By CLIFFORD PARODYTHE LEDGER

AUBURNDALE | Polk County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help finding a 44-year-old accused of shooting his girlfriend three times in the head. Deputies say Randall Scott Miller, whose last known address is 563 Cone Road No. 1 in Auburndale, shot his girlfriend Micki Pickren, 52, in the back of the head, the side of the head and in the face. Pickren's sister, Debra Pickren, said the shooting took place about 8 p.m. Tuesday. "He drove her into an orange grove and shot her three times in the head," she said through tears. "Then drove her to Lake Alfred and dropped her in the post office parking lot. He left her for dead."The sheriff's office said the shooting occurred near Lake Van Road and County Road 559 in Auburndale. Somehow, Micki Pickren survived the shooting.Her sister said she was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center and is in stable condition. "There is a bullet lodged in the back of her head they aren't going to remove, and she is probably going to have surgery to have her jaw wired shut, but she is stable." her sister said. "It's a miracle that she is even alive."On Thursday, Pickren remained in stable condition and is scheduled for facial surgery today, the Sheriff’s Office said. Debra Pickren said that Miller, a former Marine, had previously struck her sister. And, according to PCSO spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer, Miller has been previously arrested in Polk for battery, battery domestic violence and child abuse. The disposition of those arrests was not available on Wednesday.Deputies describe Miller as white, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds. He has brown crew-cut hair, blue eyes, a Marine Corps tattoo on his left arm and a scar over his left eye. Deputies say Miller may be driving a white 1998 Chevrolet pickup with Florida tag K297TL. He is considered armed and dangerous. If you have any information on Miller's whereabouts, call the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 863-298-6200, or, to remain anonymous, call 800-226-8477.